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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/14/2009 - CLIMATE ACTION PLAN PROGRESS REPORT DATE: July 14, Zoos WORK SESSION ITEM STAFF: Lucinda Smith FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL Pre-taped staff presentation: none SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION Climate Action Plan Progress Report. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In May 2008,City Council adopted Resolution 2008-051,which set visionary new community-wide goals that align with state goals: • Reduce community-wide emissions 20% below 2005 levels by 2020 • Reduce community-wide emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2050. In December 2008, Council adopted an updated Climate Action Plan (CAP) for the entire community.(See http://www.fcgov.com/climateprotection/pdf/climate_action_plan.pdo The CAP calls for an annual progress report. The purpose of this work session is to provide a brief update on progress reducing community-wide greenhouse gas emissions. Community greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 are essentially level with 2005 emissions, and per capita emissions have dropped 5% since 2005. This is partly attributable to a significant reduction in the amount of trash sent to the landfill, which dropped by 21% from 2005. Likewise, City government emissions also stayed essentially level with 2005. 2008 City government emissions were 0.7%lower than 2005,despite a 1.4%growth in number of employees and a net 13%increase in City building square footage. GENERAL DIRECTION SOUGHT AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED Does the Council have questions or suggestions regarding the progress to date on implementing the 2008 Climate Action Plan? BACKGROUND A decade ago, Fort Collins was among the first wave of communities in the nation to commit to reducing local greenhouse emissions. Council adopted a greenhouse gas reduction goal for 2010 and a plan td�meet it. Through innovation, leadership and local involvement, the community has benefitted significantly from climate protection actions. One example is the success of the voluntary Climate Wise Program,which has helped innovative businesses to avoid emitting more than 100,000 tons of COze, while saving over $7.2 million by 2008. July 14, 2009 Page 2 In 2007, a citizen task force was convened to develop an updated plan and recommend a future direction. In May 2008, City Council adopted Resolution 2008-051, which set visionary new community-wide goals that align with state goals: • Reduce community-wide emissions 20% below 2005 levels by 2020 • Reduce community-wide emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2050. Council also set an interim reduction intent for the year 2012. In December 2008, Council adopted an updated Climate Action Plan for the entire community. (See http://www.fcgov.com/climateprotection/pdf/climate action—Plan.pdf) Progress to Date Community greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 are essentially level with emissions in 2005. Per capita emissions have dropped 5% since 2005. This is attributable to a significant reduction in the amount of trash sent to the landfill,which dropped by 21%from 2005. There were modest increases in electricity use (2.8%) and estimated vehicle miles of travel (3.7%), but they grew at a rate lower than population growth during this period. Likewise, City government emissions also stayed essentially level with 2005. 2008 City government emissions were 0.7%lower than 2005, despite a 1.4%growth in number of employees and a net 13% increase in City building square footage. This is attributable to ongoing facility upgrades,including 22 lighting retrofits,increased waste diversion,and increased use of alternative, less carbon-intensive fuels. More information on progress is provided in Attachment 1, the draft Executive Summary from the draft 2008 Climate Status Report. Progress on "Anticipated Next Steps" When Council adopted the 2008 Climate Action Plan,a series of"next steps"were identified in the agenda item summary(AIS). The table below summarizes progress on those anticipated next steps. Table 1. Status of"Anticipated Climate Action Plan Implementation Schedule for 2009" Anticipated Action Anticipated Timing Current Status as of (per CAP AIS, 12/2/08) (per CAP AIS, 12/2/08) June 30, 2009 Budget request to expand 2009 exceptions request, Three "enhancement" offers were Climate Wise resources or request in 2010/2011 submitted for Climate Wise in the Budging for Outcomes 2010/2011 budget cycle. (BFO). Community Climate Pilot challenge in 2009 Stakeholder CCC Cafe held in May. Challenge (CCC) Local marketing firm retained in June. Pilot rollout planned for August 2009. July 14, 2009 Page 3 Anticipated Action Anticipated Timing Current Status as of (per CAP AIS, 12/2/08) (per CAP AIS, 12/2/08) June 30, 2009 Colorado Carbon Fund Formalize relationship CCF promoted at Climate Wise (CCF) via small outreach grant. events. Contractual relationship with Governor's Energy Office not established yet; may occur later 2009 in conjunction with CCC. Council work session to December 9, 2008 Work session occurred; direction to review alternative trash staff to prepare amendments to pay- services strategies as-you-throw trash ordinance and further evaluate pilot trash services "district." Potential trash services 2009 In May 2009, Council amended the strategies to be PAYT ordinance to require licensed implemented: haulers to charge more transparent • Increase education variable rates and to provide larger and outreach recycling carts to customers by • Larger recycling January 2010. containers • Revise the pay-as- A pilot project will be considered in you-throw(PAYT) July 2009 for awarding a ordinance competitively bid contract to one • Curbside yard hauler for trash and recycling waste/compost collection services, in a subarea or options "district" of the community. • 0 Ban cardboard from wastestream Develop an First quarter 2009 A study of energy efficiency programs Implementation Plan for was completed. Implementation plans the 2009 Energy Supply for Advanced Metering Infrastructure Policy (AMI), Energy Efficiency and Load Management presented to Electric Board March-May 2009. BFO offers submitted for Energy Services and Community Renewable Energy. Begin implementing 2009 Continue implementation of energy strategies in 2009 Energy efficiency, load management and Supply Policy community renewable energy programs. Started new public engagement initiatives, including community benchmarking and "Fort Collins Conserves" campaign. July 14, 2009 Page 4 Anticipated Action Anticipated Timing Current Status as of (per CAP AIS, 12/2/08) (per CAP AIS, 12/2/08) June 30, 2009 Update Residential 2009 Codes adopted by Council in 2008: Building Code • International Building Code (commercial and multi-family) • 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (multi-family) • ASHRAE 90.1 =2007 Energy Code (commercial and multi- family over three stories) City Codes forthcoming: • 2009 International Residential Code (mid-2010) • 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (mid-2010) • ASHRAE 90.1 - 2010 Energy Code (mid-2010) Transit Strategic Plan 2009 Plan drafted; advisory boards and public outreach in April and May with Council consideration scheduled for August 18, 2009 BFO requests to November 2009 BFO requests submitted to support implement action in CAP actions, including Climate Wise CAP, including and Advanced Meter Infrastructure. consideration of natural Stimulus funding being sought for Gas Franchise Fee, greenhouse gas emissions tracking starting in 2010, with and reporting. resources to monitor and track progress, etc. Revised Inventory and Forecast Greenhouse gas accounting protocols have evolved rapidly over the past few years. In 2009, the City undertook a project to review and update the community greenhouse gas accounting methodology to ensure staff is using current best practices for community inventories. Past accounting methodologies were evaluated by the Brendle Group, with an eye towards relevance (percent of emissions total and ability to impact), completeness, consistency, transparency and accuracy. (See http://www.fcgov.com/climateprotection/ for the Brendle Group report.) Staff considered and adopted several recommendations including: • Increase modeled average on-road fuel efficiency to better reflect current national averages. • Include airline travel by Fort Collins residents. • Calculate landfill emissions using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate.Change and California Air Resources Board's First Order Decay model that accounts for "waste in place" at the landfill as well as annual additions. July 14, 2009 Page 5 • Add embodied energy from recyclable materials to align with CAP reduction strategies. • Report community inventory in metric tons COze (mtCOze) rather than short tons. The 2005 baseline and subsequent inventories were revised to reflect those modifications. During 2008, local, national and global economies experienced significant downturns. This and other factors resulted in revisions to growth forecasts in many sectors. These new growth assumptions alter the anticipated growth in community-wide greenhouse gas emissions(GHG) as well. The following changes were made to the 2020 emission forecast to reflect current growth predictions. Table 2. Modified Community GHG Growth Assumptions Emissions Source Old Growth New Growth Assumptions Assumptions Electricity 30% growth in MWh 23% growth in MWh purchased (from Fort Collins Utilities) purchases from 2008 to from 2009 to 2020 2020 Natural gas 2% annual growth 0.1% annual growth with the (from Xcel Energy) benefits of their demand side management programs factored in. Population 2% annual growth 1.5% annual growth Solid Waste Based on population Based on population growth Airline Travel growth estimates estimates. Energy in recyclable materials According to the revised inventory and forecast, strategies contained in the 2008 Climate Action Plan, if fully implemented, would meet the 2020 GHG goal. However, strategies in the 2008 Climate Action Plan still leave a gap of 58,000 short tons (53,000 metric tons) CO2e to meet the 2012 GHG reduction intent. Proposed New Strategies Several additional strategies have been identified to further advance climate protection in Fort Collins. These strategies will be identified in the 2008 Status Report. If fully implemented, these strategies,in combination with the measures identified in the 2008 Climate Action Plan,would help the community achieve both the 2012 reduction intent and the 2020 reduction goal. Next Steps Following the July 14 Council work session, staff will finalize the 2008 Status Report and submit the Report to City Council. A number of offers are being submitted to the 2010/2011 Budgeting for Outcomes process to seek funding to support actions in the CAP. Federal stimulus funding will also help Fort Collins make progress on climate protection actions. In addition, federal grant funding is being sought to help implement action in the CAP. July 14, 2009 Page 6 ATTACHMENTS 1. Draft Executive Summary from 2008 Climate Status Report 2. Powerpoint presentation a C Attachment 1 — Draft CAP 2008 Status Report - Executive Summary Fort Collins Climate Action Plan 2008 Status Report Executive Summary - Draft July 2, Zoos FCity of ort Collins Fort Collins Climate Action Plan City of 2008 Status Report Fort Collins ecutive Summary - Draft July 2, 2009 C A decade ago Fort Collins was among the first wave of communities in the nation to commit to reducing local greenhouse emissions. Through innovation, leadership and local involvement,the community has benefited significantly from climate protection actions. Today, 30 years later,thanks to the efforts of the entire community, we have changed the trajectory of they emission growth curve. �r • Despite a 5%growth in population,our community emissions have not grown since 2005. • Together, we avoided over 236,000 metric tons COZe (carbon dioxide equivalent) in 2008. • Tons of waste sent to the landfill dropped by 21% • Climate Wise partners avoided over 100,000 tons CO2e since 2006. and saved over$7.2 million in 2008 alone. • Community waste diversion rates increased by 28% • Citizens and businesses participating in City energy since 2006. efficiency programs avoided almost 29,000 metric tons COze in 2008. Transfort ridership grew by 27%since 2005. • 6.3%of our electricity from is generated by clean, The number of VanGo vans increased by 65%since renewable energy. 2005. ! j Population and Emissions 6.00% - - - - - - - - - - - - - ulat on N 5.00% tEmssio'ns - - --- - -- ---li j• ' . r E 4.00/o • '. / ° 1s y 3.00% rn t 2.00% 0 m 1.00% 0 m iL 0.00% - 2005 2006 2007 2008 .1.00% - -- - - - - Page 1 2008 Emissions Are Essentially Level With 2005 Emissions Fort Collins Greenhouse Gas Emissions City of Fort Collins municipal emissions dropped by 0.7% from 2005 levels,despite 1.4%growth in number of a o00 00o employees. 2,647,000 2,641,000 2,714,000 2,651,000 2,500,000 -- -An employee Energy Challenge saved 164,753 KWh and d an estimated financial savings of$49,226. 0 2,000,000 - -Lighting retrofits were completed for 22 municipal buildings. lsoo,000 -Office recycling increased by 56 tons from 2005 levels; z d City office diversion rates were calculated to be 18%. f 1,000,000 -Scrap metal recycling earned the City approximately 500,000 _ _ _ $70,000 in rebates. •City self-hauled deliveries to the landfill were reduced 0l I 20%in volume. 2005 2006 2007 Zoos -The City began purchasing only ENERGY STAR qualified desktop computers,desktop derived servers and laptop •Total net emissions with the benefit of metered wind energy from Medicine Bow computers. factored in. •11,638 alternative mode trips were logged in the GO GREEN pilot program from July to November 2008. Despite a 5%growth in population,our community emissions have not grown since 2005. -Energy efficiency savings from 2008 programs saved over City Government GHG Emissions 11,400 megawatt-hours(MWh) in annual electricity use, or 0.8% of the community's electricity use; N.m 71,700 -The Green Energy Program has over 1,650 residential customers 70,000 61,200 61• 60,700 and over 120 commercial customers, comprising 39%of overall 60,oao renewable energy purchases. 5o,om *Climate Wise partners avoid over 100,000 tons CO2e in 2008, a0.000 and saved over$71VI in 2008 alone. o ao,oao -Tons of waste sent to the landfill dropped by 21%since 2006. zo,oao - - - - -— - •Transfort ridership has increased 27%from 2005 levels. 10.000 0 2005 2006 2007 2009 1 • • 3,500,000 ausines_AS usual Forecast I In recognition of the significant potential disruption that ],000,000 -- - r. _- climate change could cause at the local as well as global Actual level and the multiple benefits that come from taking 2012Irian __ _ _ proactive action, in 2008 City Council adopted new carbon 2,500,000 — reduction goals for the Fort Collins community: 2020 Goal 2'000'000 Reduce community-wide emissions 20%below 2005 levels by 2020. 1.500,000 f Reduce community-wide emissions 80%below 2005 1,000,000 - - - -- - - - - - - levels by 2050. 2060 Goal w0,000 0 �pP M1��M1�0 M1�^^'19A6 M1�^1 M1�M1O'4oM1�M1�M1��4�M14 M1��M1 1�M1h•IC�'�M1�p^,D' M1C6^ hC� Page 2 How We'll Get There j 'n 2008, City Council adopted the 2008 Fort Collins Climate Action Plan to guide community progress towards (\ je adopted reduction goals. ACTIONS High priority actions in 2009 through 2011 include: -Community Climate Challenge to reduce 1%of residential emission by 2012. Pilot program will be conducted in 2009. -implementation of 2009 Fort Collins Energy Policy. -Continuation of the Climate Wise program growth. -Anticipated passage of Transit Strategic Plan in 2009. -Council direction to staff to prepare amendments to Pay-as-you- Throw trash ordinance and further evaluate pilot trash services "district". -Implementation of ICC Green Building Code. p FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES -The City of Fort Collins will receive$1.3 million in federal stimulus funding through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program to implement carbon reduction projects within City government and in the community. -Fort Collins will also receive federal stimulus funding to convert six Transfort buses to compressed natural gas. Fort Collins is also joining with other Front Range communities on a grant request to upgrade several fleet vehicles to plug-in-hybrids. -Fort Collins may receive a portion of the$49 million Colorado State Energy Program funding;local residents and business could benefit from another$80 million earmarked for the state to offer building weatherization programs. -Fort Collins will apply for other grant funding opportunities to help implement the CAP,including the EPA's"Climate Showcase Communities"funding solicitation. -Funding for CAP-related items will be requested through the 2010/2011 BFO process. Page 3 CarbonOur • • • Fort Collins Communitywide COMMUNITY CARBON FOOTPRINT 2008 Greenhouse Gas Emissions In 2008, Fort Collins emitted 2,650,000 metric tons of COze after taking into account the benefit of wind Recyclable Materials energy from Medicine Bow.This includes: Energy 11%t *Combustion of fossil fuel that occurred inside the Residential community boundary; specifically, fuel for ground Landfill Gas / 22% transportation and building heating(defined as Scope 1 2% emissions) *Indirect emissions from electricity purchased by Fort Air Travel Collins Utilities for use in the community but generated 4% Y` outside the community boundary(Scope 2 emissions). i Electricity represents 45%of total emissions.•I Ground Travel \ ndirect emissions that result from Fort Collins' 22% `Cornmercial activities which physically occur outside the community 18% boundary,such as emissions from trash thrown in the landfill,emissions from embodied energy of potentially Other Electricity recyclable materials thrown in the landfill and emissions 1% from airline travel by Fort Collins citizens(Scope 3 Industrial emissions). 20% MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CARBON 2008 City of Fort Collins FOOTPRINT Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Traffic The City of Fort Collins emitted 61,000 short tons CO=e Signals in 2008. This includes emissions from internal Streetlights 1% government operations such as building operations, 12% fleets including Transfort,trash and employee commuting. It also includes emission associated with = Major the provision of public utilities for the community Water and Buildings including water treatment and wastewater reclamation, Wastewater 34% streetlights and traffic signals. Treatment 20% In 2008,62 percent of total municipal emissions came from electricity use,followed by 15 percent from transportation. Other Electric 5% Employee Commute Fleet 0.3% 15% Solid Waste 13% Page 4 Attachment 2 Crcy of ins M UPDATE • Collins 2008 Climate • Fort Collins City Council Work Session July 14, 2000 Question for Council Consideration Does the Council have questions or suggestions regarding the progress to date on implementing the 2008 Climate Action Plan? 1 The Vision Fort Collins Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals (May 2008) 20% reduction below 2005 levels, by 2020 80% reduction below 2005 levels, by 2050 "intent to reduce current community-wide emissions by the end of 2012 to a level not to exceed 2.466 million tons." I Climate Action Plan December 20M a 2 2008 Policy Planning Relationships CO2... the Common Thread Transportation • Master Plan •Transfort Strategic Plan •2008 Bicycle Plan •Roundabouts Climate Action Plan Land Use Planning Energy Policy CO 2 Trash Services Study Green Building s C rr Community Progress 2008 emissions essentially level with 2005 10� a 3.000.000 2,714,000 2,647,000 2,841,000 2,667,000 2,600,000 - p 2,000,000fi 1,500,0001,000,000 - 0 2006 2008 2007 2008 ti 3 p Community Progress 6.00% c 5.00% -�+Population _ o Emissions N E 4.00% - - - - 0 m 3.00% - - --- - c t 2.00% - u m 1.00% u `m 2005 2006 2007 2008 -1.00% i Community Progress Electricity imated Tons Purchases, incl Natural GaTisut nnal Vehicle solid Year Xcel (MWh) (DTH) iles Traveled Waste 2005 1,433,063 7,619,775 997,421,370 237,747 2006 _ 1,443,586 7,561,049 11009,655,708 224,700 2007 1,485,778 7,970,363 1,022,040,113 227,842 2008 1,472,844 8,137,860 1,034,576,424 187,510 4 C City Government progress - 2008 emissions 0.7% lower than 2005 60,000 71,700 - 70,000 61'.,200 — -- 64400 80,700 60,000 — --- -- - --- 60,000 — -- --- — - 40,000 —— -- m 30,000 -—- - n O 20,000 0 10,000 r t 0 s° 2006 2006 2007 2006 a C • 2009 Next Steps ■ Finalize 2008 CAP Status Report and 2008 Energy Policy Annual Update (July) . Continue implementation of Energy Policy-related programs, including new public engagement initiatives ■ Implement Amended PAYT ordinance r Submit EPA grant for "Climate Showcase Communities" ■ Implement 2009 Pilot Community Climate Challenge ■ Begin to receive federal stimulus funding to support CAP strategies Council Considerations ■ July 21-Council consideration of pilot trash services district ■ August 18—Council consideration of Transit Strategic Plan ■ Fall—2010/2011 budget adoption 10 C 5 ■ Question for Council Consideration Does the Council have questions or suggestions regarding the progress to date on implementing the 2008 Climate Action Plan? _ 1 6